Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “I answered that the die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish with my country was my unalterable determination.” ~ John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US PresidentSource: Mr. Adams, describing a conversation with Jonathan Sewall in 1774, Ref: Webster's Works, vol. iv. p. 8.